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SyncCast and Mix & Burn announce music kiosk

August 4, 2005

ANAHEIM, Calif. - SyncCast and Mix & Burn will unveil the long awaited Digital Download Music Kiosk at this year's National Association of Record Merchandisers, Insights and Sounds event, according to a news release. Mix & Burn, a distributor of digital music via the Music Tablet in-store kiosk, has integrated SyncCast's kiosk solution. SyncCast's technology, built on Microsoft's Windows Media DRM 10, provides the necessary security that allows digital kiosks to pass the scrutiny of major music labels.

"We are offering much more than just a kiosk. We are offering retailers a media-on-demand system with coordinated Web sites that will allow retailers to reach customers in stores and at home," says Bob French, Mix and Burn's president.

The Music Tablet sends digital songs directly to Windows Media-compliant portable players in a retail environment. The availability of major-label content will drive the success of media-on-demand solutions for the music retailer, eliminating the headaches of physical inventory and forecasting, therefore increasing revenues.

"This is an easy way for traditional music retailers to get on the digital highway," said Ezra Davidson, executive vice president of business development for SyncCast. "Our partners, like Mix & Burn, use our technology to provide complete turnkey solutions for retailers - these are tremendous new revenue opportunities for retailers." adds Davidson.